Alleged drunken driver charged in man's death

Published 11:35 pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2014

SAN ANTONIO — A man police say was drunk when he slammed his Ford Explorer into another vehicle, then into a pedestrian with enough force to throw him over an 8-foot wall on the Northeast Side has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Erick Reyna-Herrera was driving on the access road in the 2400 block of Northeast Loop 410 on Feb. 1 when he struck a car from behind and lost control, the affidavit said.

He then allegedly plowed over a sidewalk and slammed into a large concrete wall.

The document said police believe Scorpio Barber, 22, who was found dead on the other side of the concrete wall in the 3800 block of Deerfield Drive, was hit by Reyna-Herrera as he careened off the road.